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How drafts work

When your AI writes a reply, it saves a draft in your mailbox's Drafts folder, where you can see it in Gmail, Outlook, or your mail app. A draft never sends by itself.

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Where drafts go

Drafts are saved in the inbox the email came to, in that mailbox's Drafts folder. Open your usual mail app and you will find them there. This works for Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, and IMAP.

Ask for a draft

  • "Draft a reply to Dana saying yes to Tuesday."
  • "Reply to row 3 and ask about the budget."
  • Use the Reply to what needs me starter prompt to draft replies to everything waiting on you.

Your AI is told to write the way you would: natural voice, no mention of tools or Inbox Triage in the email.

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Open a message on Inboxes and use Draft a reply. Fill in To, Subject, and Body, then choose Create draft. It is saved in your mailbox and never sent.

Files

Drafts are text only. To share a file, upload it to Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar, and put the share link in the email. Do not connect Drive or Dropbox to Inbox Triage. It does not need them.

Sending

Sending is a separate step that you turn on and approve. See Turn sending on or off and Approving a send.

If an inbox is not connected yet, a draft is saved only as a sample in Inbox Triage and cannot be sent.

Related articles

  • Turn sending on or offSending is off by default. Ask your AI to turn it on, and each email still needs your approval.
  • Approving a sendYour AI shows you the full email. It sends only after you approve, in chat or in your app.
  • The draft cardRead, edit, and send a draft from a card in Claude, ChatGPT, and other apps that show cards.

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